ACEP Now

JUNE 7, 2023

The preliminary results of the 2022 Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance performance measures survey found a significant deterioration in patient processing due to inpatient boarding. Preliminary results of the survey are being released to help emergency physicians understand that current challenges are occurring nationwide.

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ACEP Now

MAY 9, 2024

1,2 You’ll also find the story of Sheila Powell, a woman who suffered a pneumothorax during her 2018 Miami BBL and whose 16-year-old daughter worried that in “just a blink of the eye, I could have lost my mom.” Familiarity with post-op restrictions for gluteal AFT patients will also improve their care in the emergency department.

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ALiEM

MARCH 7, 2024

Transvere ultrasound views of the bladder: Left – Uterus identified posteriorly in girl; Right – Prostate identified posteriorly in boy (Images courtesy of Dinh et al.) Sagittal view of bladder: Left – Uterus identified posteriorly in girl; Right – Prostate identified posteriorly in boy (Images courtesy of Dinh et al.)

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 13, 2024

Reference: Albers GW et al. NEJM Feb 2024 Date: April 12, 2024 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Vasisht Srinivasan is an Emergency Medicine physician and neurointensivist at the University of Washington and Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, WA. Reference: Albers GW et al. TIMELESS Investigators. Tenecteplase for Stroke at 4.5

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

link] ) Laboratory Evaluation: Clinical presentation and laboratory findings can help suggest TTP in the emergency department. Joly, 2017; Sawler, 2020) Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) (contains ADMTS-13) may be used to supplement ADAMTS-13 if there is a delay in initiating TPE in the emergency department (i.e. J Emerg Med.

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Core EM

JANUARY 25, 2024

Critical Care Medicine 2018 Sedation: After absence of pain is ensured, pharmacologic sedation may be indicated to help relieve discomfort, improve synchrony with mechanical ventilation and decrease oxygen requirements and overall work of breathing. Can cause hallucinations and other psychological disturbances. mg/kg 0.01 – 0.1 up to 1.5)

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REBEL EM

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Background Information: Atrial fibrillation with rapid ventricular rate (RVR) is one of the many tachydysrhythmias we encounter in the Emergency Department (ED). Paper: Mason JM, et al. Amiodarone versus digoxin for acute rate control of atrial fibrillation in the emergency department. Am J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 9, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: June 8th, 2018 Reference: April MD, et al. Aromatherapy Versus Oral Ondansetron for Antiemetic Therapy Among Adult Emergency Department Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial. display_podcast] Date: June 8th, 2018 Reference: April MD, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 20, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: October 17th , 2018 Reference #1: Aycock, Westafer et al. Ann Emerg Med 2018 (CRD42017056195) Reference #2: Weisbord SD, Gallagher M, Jneid H, et al; PRESERVE Trial Group. Ann Emerg Med 2018 ( CRD42017056195 ) Reference #2: Weisbord SD, Gallagher M, Jneid H, et al; PRESERVE Trial Group.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

AUGUST 28, 2021

Date: August 27th, 2021 Reference: Gagnon et al. Direct-access physiotherapy to help manage patients with musculoskeletal disorders in an emergency department: Results of a randomized controlled trial. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: August 27th, 2021 Reference: Gagnon et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Date: August 25th, 2022 Reference: Martin et al. Single-dose dexamethasone is not inferior to 2 doses in mild to moderate pediatric asthma exacerbations in the emergency department. Pediatr Emerg Care. 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Harrison Hayward is a Pediatric Emergency Medicine fellow at Children’s National Hospital.

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ALiEM

MAY 13, 2024

Case Introduction: Child with abdominal pain Wendy is a 7-year-old girl who comes into the emergency department with redness, swelling, and pain on her left calf. Study N Methods POCUS Sensitivity (95% CI) POCUS Specificity (95% CI) Conclusions Gottleib et al., Lam et al., of cases* Subramaniam et al., Lam et al.,

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 13, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: October 10th , 2018 Reference: Karlow et al. A Systematic Review And Meta-Analysis of Ketamine as an Alternative to Opioids for Acute Pain in the Emergency Department. AEM Oct 2018. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. AEM Oct 2018.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 14, 2022

Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril et al. J Emerg Med 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Date: May 13th, 2022 Reference: Abril et al. The Relative Efficacy of Seven Skeletal Muscle Relaxants.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 6, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: October 5th , 2018 Reference: Stiell et al. A Multicenter Program to Implement the Canadian C-Spine Rule by Emergency Department Triage Nurses. display_podcast] Date: October 5th , 2018 Reference: Stiell et al. Reference: Stiell et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 26, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: May 16th, 2018 Reference: Beltaief K et al. 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tony Seupaul is the Chairman of the Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Arkansas. display_podcast] Date: May 16th, 2018 Reference: Beltaief K et al. Kaymar M et al. Am J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

MAY 19, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: May 16, 2018 Reference: Freund et al. Effect of the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-Out Criteria on Subsequent Thromboembolic Events
 Among Low-Risk Emergency Department Patients: The PROPER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA February 2018. display_podcast] Date: May 16, 2018 Reference: Freund et al.

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Don't Forget the Bubbles

AUGUST 23, 2023

In most Emergency Departments, staff are allotted little of that scarce resource, time, to begin processing what has just occurred. The Pause Jonathon Bartels worked as an Emergency Nurse in America in 2009. After the death of a young person in the Emergency Department, he initiated ‘ The Pause.’ Kapoor et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 24, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: June 15th, 2018 Reference: Silva et al. Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine for Pain Management in the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review. Ann Emerg Med. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Ann Emerg Med. Reference: Silva et al.

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ALiEM

AUGUST 9, 2023

Child with Cough and Fever: Case Introduction A 6-year-old boy presents to the emergency department complaining of cough for 3 days and fever for the last day. Study N Sensitivity Specificity Comments Pereda et al., Balk et al., Tsou et al., PMID: 14722643 Pereda MA, Chavez MA, Hooper-Miele CC, et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 27, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: January 25th, 2018 Reference: Hawkins et al. Peripheral Intravenous Cannula Insertion and Use in the Emergency Department: An Intervention Study. AEM Jan 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. Reference: Hawkins et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

DECEMBER 15, 2018

Date: December 13th , 2018 Reference: Murata et al. 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Damian Roland is a Consultant at the University of Leicester NHS Trust and Honorary Associate Professor for the University of Leicester’s SAPPHIRE group. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Pediatrics. Pediatrics.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 30, 2022

Date: July 28th, 2022 Reference: Brower et al. AEM July 2022 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Kirsty Challen is a Consultant in Emergency Medicine at Lancashire Teaching Hospitals. Date: July 28th, 2022 Reference: Brower et al. Reference: Brower et al. She is also the creator of all those wonderful Paper in a Pictures.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

OCTOBER 19, 2019

Date: October 17th, 2019 Reference: Driver et al. Effect of Use of a Bougie vs Endotracheal Tube and Stylet on First-Attempt Intubation Success Among Patients With Difficult Airways Undergoing Emergency Intubation. Date: October 17th, 2019 Reference: Driver et al. Reference: Driver et al. A Randomized Clinical Trial.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JUNE 29, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: June 20th, 2018 Reference: Fox LM et al. Battlefield acupuncture to treat low back pain in the emergency department. Am J EM 2018 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an emergency physician in the US Air Force in Virginia. The first time was with Dr. Al Sacchetti.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 21, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: April 12th, 2018 Reference: Ohle R et al. AEM April 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. He is also the CME editor for Academic Emergency Medicine (AEM). display_podcast] Date: April 12th, 2018 Reference: Ohle R et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

SEPTEMBER 22, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: September 17th, 2018 Reference: Meltzer, A. JAMA Internal Med, 2018. Guest Skeptics: Dr. Tony Seupaul, Professor and Chair, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Department of Emergency Medicine. display_podcast] Date: September 17th, 2018 Reference: Meltzer, A. Reference: Meltzer, A.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 14, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: January 9th, 2018 Reference: Soleimanpour H et al. Effectiveness of intravenous lidocaine versus intravenous morphine for patients with renal colic in the emergency department. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. A study from Bindman et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 1, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: March 30th, 2018 Reference: Bronzetti et al. February 2018. Guest Skeptic: Dr. Robert Edmonds is an Emergency physician in the US Air Force. first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. display_podcast] Date: March 30th, 2018 Reference: Bronzetti et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JULY 17, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: July 16th, 2018 Reference: Gupta M et al. AEM July 2018 Guest Skeptics: Dr. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia. display_podcast] Date: July 16th, 2018 Reference: Gupta M et al. Corey Heitz is an emergency physician in Roanoke, Virginia.

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ALiEM

JUNE 1, 2023

Are you using phenobarbital instead of benzodiazepines as the first-line monotherapy for patients in alcohol withdrawal in the Emergency Department (ED)? References Rosenson J, Clements C, Simon B, et al. The Journal of Emergency Medicine. Management of Alcohol Withdrawal in the Emergency Department: Current Perspectives.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

APRIL 16, 2022

Date: April 16th, 2022 Reference: Blom et al. It’s Not Always Hammer Time first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine. Date: April 16th, 2022 Reference: Blom et al. Case: A 55-year-old man comes into the emergency department (ED) for increasing knee pain and decrease in function. Tricoci et al.

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EMDocs

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

References : System-Level Process Change Improves Communication and Follow-Up for Emergency Department Patients With Incidental Radiology Findings. Baccei SJ et al. J Am Coll Rad 15:4;639-647, April 1, 2018. Tyler W et al. Volume 80, no. 3 : September 2022.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

[display_podcast] Date: February 6th, 2018 Reference: Foster SJ et al. Lancet January 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Tessa Davis is a Pediatrician specialising in Pediatric Emergency Medicine and currently practicing in a central London hospital. display_podcast] Date: February 6th, 2018 Reference: Foster SJ et al.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 12, 2019

Date: January 10th , 2019 Reference: Busse JW et al. JAMA December 2018 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Sergey Motov is an Emergency Physician in the Department of Emergency Medicine, Maimonides Medical Center in New York City. Date: January 10th , 2019 Reference: Busse JW et al. His twitter handle is @PainFreeED.

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Pediatric EM Morsels

OCTOBER 27, 2023

2010) ‘140: Does physician estimates of pediatric patient weights lead to inaccurate medication dosages’, Annals of Emergency Medicine , 56(3), p. Academic Emergency Medicine, 14: 500-501. link] Lubitz DS, Seidel JS, Chameides L, Luten RC, Zaritsky AL, Campbell FW. Ann Emerg Med. Emerg Med Australas. J Emerg Med.

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The Skeptics' Guide to EM

JANUARY 19, 2019

Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. Date: January 17th , 2019 Reference: Clemency et al. He is alert and oriented times three with normal vital signs by the time he arrives in the emergency department. This teaching has been challenged by a systematic review by Willman et al 2017.

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